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Learning Outcome: predicting words from pictures

Objective: to guess the word your partner is drawing within the time limit.  If the person(s) cannot guess the correct answer then the other team has a chance to steal a point.

Hook Motivator: Today we are going to play a game.  What are some activities or materials where you can identify words from pictures?

Procedure

• Split class into groups of four
• Within each group of four there are two teams opposing one another
• Split according to grade and reading level
• Supply the word to the person in each group that is drawing the word
• Their partner has a time limit to guess the word
• Teacher provides time limit and walks around observing students
• If they cannot guess the word correctly then the opposing team has a chance to steal a point
• The team with the most points win (only mention if necessary)

You can use this game with current topics being taught in different subject areas such as science or language arts.  You can also offer more than one word for the person to draw and have words that are worth one point or two points.  If there is enough time, you can have students color their drawings after the game is over.

Materials:

• Pencils
• Paper for drawings and paper for written guesses
• Dictionary
• Timer
• Felts or Pencil crayons (If necessary)

Some terms to use in game:

Things Found in a Classroom: pencil, ruler, calculator, math book, desk, chair, lights, floor, teacher, students, lunch, picture, map, globe, books, journal, pencil sharpener, eraser, bin, sink, period, exclamation mark, and question mark.

Closure: Ask students to share team scores.  Ask for future topics. 

Sponge Activity: Students can color in their picture if finished early

Numeration            Addition            Subtraction            Multiplication               Division

Measurement    Decimals            Fractions            Graphing            Calculator            Thousands

Hundreds            Estimation        Triangle            Roman Numeral            Square

Rectangle            Parallelogram               Problem solving            Christmas

First Nations people  Winter            Summer           Spring              Autumn           

Easter               Halloween            Stomach            Pharynx          Teeth       Esophagus

Salivary glands            Gall bladder            Pancreas         Small intestine

Large intestine              epiglottis

You can also bring a dictionary and use terms from it.